Persuasive Letter Writing To recognise the main features

Persuasive Letter Writing

• To recognise the main features of a persuasive letter.

Persuasive Letter Writing There are some important things to remember when writing a persuasive letter. You have to lay out your letter properly: • Write your address. • Write the address of who you are writing to (the recipient’s address). • Write a formal greeting (the recipient’s name). • Write the full date. • Write about the topic and persuade your reader providing reasons. • Close your letter. • Write your full name.

Your Address

The Recipient’s Address

The Full Date

Greeting

Persuasive Argument

Closing Farewell

Persuasive Letter Example 125 Banana House Blueberry Road Exeter Devon 123 Apple House Blueberry Road Exeter Devon Tuesday 1 st March 2016 Dear Miss. Smith, I write to let you know about a very serious problem: your monkey. Merlin the monkey. As you know, I absolutely love monkeys, they are beautiful, cheeky, energetic and hilarious. However, I have had enough of it stealing all my bananas and it has to go! Merlin must, must be given to the zoo! Firstly, I work every day to earn enough money to buy my favourite snack, but every time I go to eat one of my precious bananas, they’ve been stolen by Merlin the monkey! Friday evening for example – he stole my best bunch! Is that fair on me? Secondly, he is actually breaking the law by trespassing into my home uninvited. In my opinion you should only have pets that you can control. I know some believe monkeys are fun pets, but I feel that they should just be enjoyed by safely visiting them in the zoo. I am sure that you would agree. Don’t you think it would be kinder to the poor animal? Merlin is, after all, a wild animal who should be spending his days climbing ropes, swinging on branches and chasing other glorious monkeys around. You know it’s true! Please visit the local zoo as soon as you can, I could even come with you! Do the kindest thing… not only for me, but for Merlin. Yours sincerely, Mr. Chair (Your kind and thoughtful neighbour)